Prince: The Only Interview

A BRAND-NEW PRINCE INTERVIEW in the latest MOJO magazine lifts the lid on his latest incarnation as red-hot lead guitarist in funk-ridden rock quartet 3RDEYEGIRL, currently wowing the UK with their astonishingly intense guerrilla-style gigs.

In advance of his UK invasion, Prince invited MOJO’s Will Hodgkinson to his secret Caribbean lair, subjected him to a weird vetting procedure before waxing surprisingly candid in an early-hours interview that included an exclusive premiere of his latest album, PLECTRUM ELECTRUM.

“People don’t understand real musicians anymore.”

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The topics ranged far and wide, providing a fascinating insight into Prince’s mindset, where he is in 2014, and why.

On the fearsomely-drilled girls in his new band…

“To get in this world you’ve got to be good. We ain’t no punks. These girls have got to put up with me 24/7, which is not an easy job.”

On an unexpected influence on ethereal new ballad TICTACTOE…

“We recorded it in Bryan Ferry’s studio in London, after a night of partying for which the Cocteau Twins was the soundtrack. You can’t understand the words of Cocteau Twins songs but their harmonies put you in a dreamlike state.”

MOJO’s in-depth cover article covers 16 pages of the new issue of the magazine, on sale in the UK from next Tuesday, February 25. Also in the issue: Ronnie Lane, Oasis, Neneh Cherry, Captain Beefheart, Pete Seeger, Aztec Camera, KISS, Elbow and The Bangles.

A limited run of 1000 issues include a mammoth, deluxe, 2-sided poster featuring two brand-new exclusive Prince portraits. This Collectors’ Edition is available to buy online RIGHT NOW. The Prince Poster Collectors’ Edition of MOJO is now sold out.